Mémorial de Caen
Das Mémorial de Caen dokumentiert die Operation Neptune mit der Landung der Alliierten in der Normandie und die folgenden Kämpfe zur Befreiung der Normandie von der deutschen Besatzung. Dieses Ereignis wird in die europäische Geschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts vom Ersten Weltkrieg bis zum Mauerfall eingebettet. Das Museum wurde über dem früheren Befehlsbunker des Kommandanten der deutschen 716. Infanteriedivision errichtet.
The Mémorial de Caen documents Operation Neptune with the Allied landings in Normandy and the ensuing battles to liberate Normandy from German occupation. This event is embedded in European history of the 20th century from the First World War to the fall of the Berlin Wall. The museum was built over the former command bunker of the commander of the German 716th Infantry Division.
Esp. Général Eisenhower
14050 Caen
Frankreich
14050 Caen
Frankreich
Header: The British Army in Normandy 1944 A British soldier carries a little girl through the devastation of Caen, 10 July 1944. This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.